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Palù: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Verona, Veneto. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Roma 1, Palù.

Palù, the low Verona plain near the Adige

Palù is a village on the low plain south-east of Verona, not far from the river Adige. Its name comes from the marshes (paludi) that covered this area before land reclamation; today it is surrounded by fields, orchards and farmsteads, at a very low elevation. Verona is less than an hour's drive, and for many services people use the larger towns nearby.

The population is young and mixed. In 2023 there were 1,205 residents, 6.2% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, and foreign residents make up 16.3%. The average age of 45.9 is in line with the province (45.6), and over-65s are 23.2% against 23.2% provincially. Declared incomes are clearly below the Verona average.

Homes are almost all independent: village houses with yards, detached houses from recent decades and rural courtyard buildings. The climate zone is E, with cold, foggy winters and muggy summers, so insulation matters in both seasons. In older buildings, rising damp from the ground is a common defect.

On earthquakes, Palù is in seismic zone 3 of the national classification, like 43 of the 98 municipalities in the province of Verona, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.126 g. That is not negligible for the plain: with a brick house with timber floors, have a surveyor check how the walls and floors are tied together.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On low ground near a large embanked river, flood hazard is the first thing to look at on the official maps, house by house.

Key points

  • Low plain south-east of Verona, near the Adige.
  • Foreign residents 16.3%, population down 6.2%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.126 g.
  • Low-lying land: check flood hazard address by address.

Overview

Palù is a municipality in the province of Verona, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 1,205 residents, among the smallest in the province (92 of 98).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Palù is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 43 of 98 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.126 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 6.2%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 16.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Palù declared an average taxable income of 20,338 euros, below the provincial average (25,520 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Palù is in climate zone E, with 2,434 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 25 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Palù has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 6.4% of the land in Palù, compared with 13.4% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Palù is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Veneto in 2025. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Palù; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Palù: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.

House prices

The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.

Land registry

The cadastral maps for Palù are public: from the address the report finds the sheet and parcel number.

Liveability area by area

The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 16 inhabited census areas in Palù. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.

The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out

Data sources

ISTAT code 023056. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.